Pictures Galore!

Seasme Street Live and the carnival on base

Can you tell he was missed?

Memorial Day Weekend Trip to the Beach

St. Anne's Pre-school End of Year Performance

Monday Mugs (Barefeet)

So today's theme at www.oswaldcuties.blogspot.com is Barefoot. Not sure how well mine have turned out but.....here goes!

Here is Kendall bug and daddy's footprints from 2007 on Coronado Island.

Kendall at the beach this weekend
Isaac's chunky foot!

My own chunky feet enjoying the ocean

For more barefeet join Heather at

day 208 of 365 (Memorial Day)

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived. — General George S. Patton

For love of country they accepted death… — James A. Garfield

With the tears a Land hath shed
Their graves should ever be green.
– Thomas Bailey Aldrich


The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example. — Benjamin Disraeli

We come, not to mourn our dead soldiers, but to praise them. — Francis A. Walker

Days 78-84 (Project 365)

Day #78 (Sunday)

Cherry Point Air Show

Ben and the kids in front of one of his favorite aircraft

Day #79 (Monday)

This was Ben's only day "off" after being gone. We hung out and relaxed for most of the day & evening.

Sheer determination and will

Day #80 (Tuesday)

Our final MOPS meeting of the year & I won this book!
Day #81 (Wednesday)

He's so cool.

Day #82 (Thursday)

Kendall's End of year performance

Isaac in his own performance!

Day #83 (Friday)
Craft time just in time for Memorial day

Date Night (dinner and a movie "Robin Hood")

Day #84 (Saturday)
A fun outing to the beach
Church and life groups

Day 207 of 365

And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me.
– Lee Greenwood

Happy Renewal of Vows Anniversary!

May today be filled
with happy memories of the past
and bright hopes for the future

Photo Tinks by WiddlyTinks.com

Love is not as simple
as candlelight and roses...
...love is day-to-day living,
taking time, making time to be there,
with open arms and a giving heart...
Love is the special life we share.

Happy Anniversary Benny!

Day 206 of 365

"If you won't take a chance on love & take that leap with faith alone, then all the mysteries & joys of love, will remain to you unknown." -Leanne"

You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly.

Sam Keen

"I love you, not only for what you are, But for what I am when I am with you."
--Roy Croft

Day 205 of 365

It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.

- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Friday!! (Happy Memorial Day weekend!)

At our renewal of vows ceremony.....May 29, 2004

For more flashbacks visit Alicia at

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And...here we go!

1. Pre-made anything is -- the best food to take on a picnic.
2. Summer is time for fun.
3. I adore flip flops.
4. To love someone is to accept them just as they are & not try to change them.
5. I love a long hike when it is cool and the kids are out doing something else.
6. When I crave food, it's usually too late to eat it!
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a date night with my hubby, tomorrow my plans include a trip to the beach, church, and life group and Sunday, I want to have fun at our Memorial day picnic!
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1. Is there something you've always wanted to try but just can't muster up the courage to actually do yet? Sky-diving (Seriously) I probably won't do it until the kids are old enough to take care of themselves now because I wouldn't want to orphan them but......
2. If you had $100 handed to you in cash without your significant other knowing about it, what would you spend it on?
Photography supplies, scrapbooking materials, sewing stuff, purses, jewelry......just to name a few!
3. What was your favorite piece of playground equipment as a child?
the slide. I loved to go fast!
4. Do you prefer a sweet or hearty breakfast?
just depends on the day and the time. Probably a "hearty" breakfast would include something sweet in my world.
5. Are you a Neat Freak or a Messy Bessy?
I am a neat freak. I have a specific place for everything and like it to be kept there. I can often tell if things have been moved in my house!

Kendall's end of the year performance at St. Anne's

BOOKED! Highlands, NC

Ben is going to be running his first ever adventure race. (I still call him crazy!) He has partnered up with his friend, Aaron, who is also the flight doc for his squadron. (Thank goodness if there are any injuries they can be tended to!) While the guys are doing their race, Erin (Aaron's wife!) and I will be caring for the kids in this lovely house. I haven't done much research on what there is to do in Highlands, NC, but we will see what a 5 to 6 week old, a nearly 4 year old, a nearly 2 year old and their mamas can get into!

We will be gone the second weekend in June so prayers for safe travel, safe race, and sanity of the mothers would be much appreciated!

Stay tuned for more pictures.

Week 28 of 52/Thursday 5

It's that time again! Time for me to show my face in some pictures. You would think that would be easier with my hubby being home right?! Hmmm.....somehow we missed that memo! Here are some more from our weekend, which also corresponds with Thursday 5! So visit Carin at www.wyomingbarnetts.blogspot.com for

and Keely at www.mannland5.com/

What makes it even better is that it's Thursday Five..Where we get to look back on our week and and come up with 5 things that have made us..
Happy
Joyful
Excited
Jubilant
Grateful
Whatever you want..just no bad stuff..

1. Love seeing my baby girl loving on baby Annaliese

2. Hanging out with some friends

3. Enjoying time with family at "Maynia" on board Camp Lejeune.
4. Having a blast watching our two children have fun on carnival rides

5. Handsome hubby getting home definately makes me Jubilant!!

6. Watching the blue angels perform again on a beautiful NC day!

Ok,ok I know I did 6 but I had a lot of fun this week!